Metastatic epithelioid malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor in a known case of neurofibromatosis-1, cytomorphological appearance, and critical analysis of immunohistochemistry

Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNSTs) are rare soft tissue tumors commonly arising from nerve roots in the extremities with a predilection in neurofibromatosis (NF) patients. MPNSTs are known to behave aggressively, with worse prognosis in nonresectable cases, and a 5-year survival of ab...

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Published in:	Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology
Main Authors:	Rakesh Kumar Gupta, Ravindra Kumar Saran, Deepak Ghuliani, Lalit Garg, Abhijit Das
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2017-01-01
Subjects:	Cytology epithelioid fine-needle aspiration cytology malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors neurofibromatosis-1
Online Access:	http://www.ijmpo.org/article.asp?issn=0971-5851;year=2017;volume=38;issue=3;spage=387;epage=390;aulast=Gupta